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Adenoma
Studies from A.L. Mccallum and co-authors have provided new information about adenoma
September 23rd, 2008
"Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United Kingdom. Most cancers are believed to arise within preexisting adenomas," scientists writing in the journal Gastrointestinal Endoscopy report. "Although colorectal adenomas have a clear neoplastic potential, hyperplastic polyps do not. It, therefore, would be helpful to be able to differentiate between different polyps at a colonoscopy Autoflorescence (AF) endoscopy has been developed to enhance conventional white light (WL) endoscopy in the diagnosis of GI lesions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether AF colonoscopy can facilitate endoscopic detection and differentiation of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-23)
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